Hassan Speaks at The Rock Tuesday

Former Exeter state Sen. Maggie Hassan, a Democratic candidate for governor, will be the next to appear at the 2012 N.H. Gubernatorial Speaker Series at .

Hassan will speak Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the racetrack. She is the third candidate for governor to speak, preceded by and

This is a big week for Hassan, who is also slated to appear in Nashua on Wednesday with a high-profile supporter, .

According to her website, Hassan was first elected to the state Senate in 2004 and served a total of six years. During that time she served as President Pro Tempore and Majority Leader. In 1999 she served as an advocate on the Advisory Committee to the Adequacy in Education and Finance Commission under then-Gov. Jeanne Shaheen.

Hassan works as an attorney and earned her B.A. from Brown University and a J.D. from the Northeastern School of Law. She lives in Exeter with her husband and two children.